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Suburb profile ·Bundaberg LGA · QLD ·4670

Burnett Heads QLD 4670

Burnett Heads is in Bundaberg LGA, QLD, postcode 4670, with population 2,908.

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$580/wk
+0.0% YoY
Mar 2021 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$650
$320
Mar 2021Mar 2026
Median house
$848K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$580/wk
Rent context available
0.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.6%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
2,908
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
24,248
1,357 added 12mo · 149MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$360/wk (-$18,738/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
15.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
55%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,513/mo — renting runs $1,213/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$848K
Household income · yr
$55K
Median rent · wk
$580
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300
Gross yield
3.6%

Household income

$55K household · yr-31.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$66K
Household
$55K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA976
Students96
Government1
  • Burnett Heads State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 976
Crime Year ending Apr 2026
4,913
4,913 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,913
Total incidents4,913· Year ending Apr 2026
  • Assault67723%
  • Break And Enter51117%
  • Drug Offences1,48650%
  • Fraud29510%

Full data detail

Burnett Heads QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Burnett Heads (postcode 4670) is a smaller suburb in Queensland within the Bundaberg local government area. With a population of 2,908, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $55K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Median house prices in Burnett Heads sit at $848,000, little changed on a year ago. The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Burnett Heads is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 976, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Bundaberg LGA is moderate at 4,913 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.6%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($848K/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 15.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.6%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$848K/$1.1M· Near Median
Affordability15.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$290
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$580
Gross yield1.8%
Price / income15.5x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)464
Population growth · Bundaberg LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)107,297
5-year growth+1.6% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Bundaberg LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)893
Houses691
Units202
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bundaberg LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4670ATO
Negatively geared1,934 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,667/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,774
Reported capital gains3,641
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,908
Median age55
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,053
Personal income · wk$538
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
iga1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Burnett Heads carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending Apr 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Burnett Heads FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Burnett Heads in?

    Burnett Heads is in the Bundaberg Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4670. Council-level context for Bundaberg LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Burnett Heads?

    The current median house price in Burnett Heads, QLD is $848K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Burnett Heads?

    The median weekly rent in Burnett Heads is $580/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Burnett Heads?

    Rent context available: Burnett Heads has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Burnett Heads a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Burnett Heads show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Burnett Heads?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Burnett Heads data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.